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Document Details : Title: Tarshish and the United Monarchy of Israel Author(s): GONZÁLEZ DE CANALES, F. , SERRANO, L. , LLOMPART, J. Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 47 Date: 2010 Pages: 137-164 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.47.0.2051622 Abstract : In several publications and communications to scientific assemblies the authors have proposed the identification of Tarshish with Huelva, starting with written references and the discovery of numerous Phoenician remains dated prior to the beginning of western Phoenician colonisation and based on the exploitation evidenced thereof. However, the revision of the Bible’s historical reliability during recent years inquires into this identity as well as into the Phoenician voyages to the distant west in the second half of the 10th century BCE. The present work suggests that Jerusalem might have been a power centre at that time and assures the existence of scribes who handled trustworthy information about certain events in the kingdoms of David and Solomon. |
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